DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Ecohydrology of Kerala

River Catchments and Coastal Backwaters

Srikumar Chattopadhyay editor Tim C Jennerjahn editor Salom Gnana Thanga Vincent editor Soman Kunjupillai editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Published:22nd Nov '24

£105.00

Supplier delay - available to order, but may take longer than usual.

Ecohydrology of Kerala cover

Ecohydrology of Kerala: River Catchments and Coastal Backwaters presents 20 years of research to provide suggestions for sustainable management solutions for issues surrounding the urbanization of the rivers of Kerala. This helps identify major issues and develop management strategies. Themes explored include biogeochemistry of rivers/estuarine systems, productivity and trophic status, biology: fauna and flora, biodiversity, threats and conservation, invasive species and impact on riverine ecology, landscape/land use/land cover change in the catchment, socioeconomic status of catchment population, economic and livelihood activities along the river courses/estuaries (river and estuarine tourism, sand extraction, fisheries), pollution monitoring and assessment, impacts of climate change, and more. This book can be used as a tool in the holistic management of resources, and to devise proper mitigation measures. The content of the book is a model for other tropical regions and countries with rapidly developing economies and populations

ISBN: 9780323956062

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 450g

350 pages